PEODITCING MARKET MILK IN DELAWARE. 9 



Table 6. — Per cent of labor perrformed and hours per 100 pounds of milk for 



each class of help. 





"Winter. 



Summer. 



Class of labor. 



Distribution of work 

 performed. 



Labor 

 for 100 

 pounds 

 ofmUk. 



Distribution of work 

 performed. 



Labor 

 for 100 

 pounds 

 of milk. 





1919-20 



1920-21 



Average. 



Average. 



1919-201 



1920-211 



Average. 



Average. 





Per cerA. 

 28.1 

 68.3 



Per cent. 

 28.4 

 67.7 



Per cent. 

 28.2 

 68.0 



Hours. 

 0.74 

 1.80 



Per cent. 

 25.2 

 67.2 



Per cent. 

 28.5 

 60.6 



Per cent. 

 26.9 

 63.7 



Hours. 

 0.67 





1.60 







Total man labor 



96.4 

 1.2 

 2.4 



96.1 

 1.5 

 2.4 



96.2 

 1.4 

 2.4 



2.54 

 .04 

 .06 



92.4 

 1.8 



5.8 



89.1 

 1.4 

 9.5 



90. 6 2. 27 





1.6 .04 



Boys and girls 



7. 8 .20 







Total 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



2.64 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 ! 2.51 









1 See notes to Table 1. 



The production of market milk in this section is mostly a man's 

 job, as is shown in Table 6. In winter men performed 96.2 per cent 

 of the work about the dairy. But in summer, especially during the 

 vacation months, boys and girls performed more of the work, thus 

 reducing the proportion of man labor for the summer season to 90.6 

 per cent. 



Work about the dairy is divided into three groups — production, 

 handling, and hauling to the shipping platform. Production in- 

 cludes feeding, milking, and the general care of the herd. Handling 

 comprises such items as washing utensils, cooling the milk, and get- 

 ting it ready for hauling. In this section part of the milk was 

 shipped by train and part transported by large motor trucks to the 

 city. 



Table 7.- 



-Human labor used in pro4ucmg, handling, and hauling 100 pounds of 

 milk to the shipping platform. 



Kind of work. 



Winter. 



Two 



Summer. 



Two 



1919-20. 



1920-21. 



winters. 



1919-20.1 



1920-21.1 



summers. 



Production 



Handling 



Hauling 



Hours. 

 2.2 

 .1 

 .3 



Perct. 

 84.7 

 4.6 

 10.7 



Hours. 



2.2 



.2 



.3 



Per ct. 



82.0 



5.5 



12.5 



Hours. 

 2.2 

 .1 

 .3 



Per ct. 

 83.3 

 5.1 

 11.6 



Hours. 



2.1 



.2 



.4 



Per ct. 



76.0 



8.4 



15.6 



Hours. 



1.9 



.2 



.3 



Per ct. 

 79.0 

 7.5 

 13.5 



Hours. 



2.0 



.2 



.3 



Per ct. 

 77.6 

 7.9 

 14.5 



Total 



2.6 



100,0 



2.7 



100.0 



2.6 



100.0 



2.7 



100.0 



2.4 



100.0 



2.5 



100.0 



1 See notes to Table 1. 



OTHER COSTS. 



Under the heading of " Other costs " are grouped miscellaneous 

 charges, such as interest, taxes, insurance, and depreciation on the 

 herd, buildings, and equipment; also the cost of keeping the bull 

 and similar items. 



